Directional Body Structure

Question 1

Anterior

Answer 1

Front side of the body

Question 2

Posterior

Answer 2

Back side of the body

Question 3

Deep

Answer 3

Away from the surface

Question 4

Superficial

Answer 4

On the surface

Question 5

Proximal

Answer 5

Near the point of attachment to the trunk or near from the beginning of the structure

Question 6

Distal

Answer 6

Far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the beginning of the structure

Question 7

Inferior

Answer 7

Below another structure

Question 8

Superior

Answer 8

Above another structure

Question 9

Medial

Answer 9

Pertaining to the middle or nearer the medial plane of the body

Question 10

Lateral

Answer 10

Pertaining to the side

Question 11

Supine

Answer 11

Lying on the back

Question 12

Prone

Answer 12

Lying on the belly

Question 13

Frontal (Cornall) Plane

Answer 13

Vertical Plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions

Question 14

Sagittal (Lateral) Plane

Answer 14

Lenghtwise vertical planes dividing the body into right and left side

Question 15

Transverse (Axial) Plane

Answer 15

Horizontal plane running across the body parallel to the ground